Guatemala has faced a lot of destruction over recent weeks, with Volcan De Fuego erupting explosively at the beginning of June and now an earthquake that has shaken the country creating worry that these earthquakes could spark more deadly eruptions.

The Lions Ngoswani Community Maternal and Children’s Hospital is currently being built in Ngoswani, Kenya. The progression of this hospital has been great and is expected to open later this year. As stated by Dr. Marty Gra…

It’s been almost 5 months since torrential rains caused widespread flooding and a mountainside to collapse on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, sending a blanket of mud into several communities. Life is gradually returning to normal, but residents of the devastated regions face a slog toward recovery.

The lights remain off in what we’re busy cities and in small rural villages. Gas generators, the only alternative to the downed power lines that seem to be everywhere, continuously hum outside hospitals and bodegas. When night falls, it’s the actually the glow of car lights, not streetlights, that helps light up the darkness.

DONATE WITHINMETAD, in partnership with St. Peter/San Conrado Scalabrini outreach program in Los Angeles and St. Leo the Great parish, in Houston, is procuring the below items to ship to Houston for immediate relief to those affected by this tragic storm.

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE - The countries president made a statement to the West African nation of Sierra Leone saying, "We have been gripped by grief," after the devastating mudslide claimed the lives of 500 people and left 600 more missing. The body count is expected to rise to over 1,000.